Intermediate Java – A Learning Path | Part 1– I am always asked what’s the next step after learning the basics of Java (syntax, etc.). These are some reasonable hands-on coding exercises to get more comfortable with the language.

Duke’s Choice Award Nominations– Every year Oracle gives awards to interesting and innovative Java projects. Individuals or teams can nominate themselves, so if you are working on something interesting I highly recommend going for it. Receiving this award on behalf of LMAX at my very first JavaOne literally changed the course of my career.

Java Future

Java 11 is so close we can almost smell it, so they’ve already moved on to developing Java 12, thanks to this faster release cadence.